NIU GROUP

Principal Investigator

Dr. Simiao Niu

Dr. Simiao Niu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University - New Brunswick. His current work focuses on wearable devices and energy harvesting systems for biomedical applications.

Before Rutgers, he was a health sensing and health technologies hardware system engineer at Apple Inc. He received postdoctoral training in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, under the mentorship of Prof. Zhenan Bao, and received Ph.D. degree in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2016, under the mentorship of Prof. Zhong Lin Wang.

His research covers many aspects, including embedded system design, sensor design, sensor interface circuit design, machine learning, biosignal processing, hydrogels, stretchable devices, soft robotics, and energy harvesting systems.

He has received several prestigious honors and awards, including MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35, Asia Pacific List), 2020-2024 Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, Research.com Rising Star of Science Award, Apple Special Recognition Award, and Japan Telecommunications Advancement Foundation Best Paper Award, etc.

Email: simiao.niu@rutgers.edu

Address: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 599 Taylor Rd, Rm 304, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA

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Education & Past Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Jan. 2023 – Current

Rutgers University - New Brunswick, Piscataway, New Jersey

Health Sensing/Health Technology Hardware System Engineer Apr. 2020 – Jan. 2023

Apple Inc., Cupertino, California

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering June 2016 – Apr. 2020

Stanford University, Stanford, California

Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science & Engineering Aug. 2011 – May 2016

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Master of Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering Aug. 2011 – Aug. 2015

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Bachelor of Science, Institute of Microelectronics Aug. 2007 – July 2011

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Honors

Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Materials Science – 2024 Nov. 2024

MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35, Asia Pacific List) Sept. 2024

Research.com 2023 Rising Star of Science Award Nov. 2023

Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Materials Science – 2023 Nov. 2023

The 38th Japan Telecommunications Advancement Foundation Best Paper Award Mar. 2023

Research.com 2022 Rising Star of Science Award Nov. 2022

Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Cross-Field – 2022 Nov. 2022

Apple Special Recognition Award (Recognize Employee’s Vital Contribution to Apple) Dec. 2021

Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Cross-Field – 2021 Nov. 2021

The 36th Japan Telecommunications Advancement Foundation Best Paper Award Mar. 2021

Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Cross-Field – 2020 Nov. 2020

Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad May 2016

Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Silver Award Mar. 2016

Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Silver Award Apr. 2015

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